\renewcommand\sfdefault{phv}
\renewcommand\familydefault{\sfdefault}
\usetheme{boxes}
\usepackage{color}
\useoutertheme{default}


\definecolor{bottomcolour}{rgb}{0.32,0.3,0.38}
\definecolor{middlecolour}{rgb}{0.08,0.08,0.16}
\setbeamerfont{title}{size=\Huge}
\setbeamercolor{structure}{fg=gray}
\setbeamertemplate{frametitle}[default]%[center]
\setbeamercolor{normal text}{bg=black, fg=white}
\setbeamertemplate{background canvas}[vertical shading]
[bottom=bottomcolour, middle=middlecolour, top=black]
\setbeamertemplate{items}[circle]
\setbeamerfont{frametitle}{size=\huge}
\setbeamertemplate{navigation symbols}{} %no nav symbols
